"For her brother!"
Tian Mi never thought that this would be the reason: "What happened to her brother? Is he gone?"
When this was mentioned, Lou Luhui's expression was not very good. He murmured "Hmm" and then explained: "When we were in Beijing, she was one of the suspects selected by my father. Her name was Fan Juan. She was in the art troupe in the early years. She retired after getting married. The reason why she was classified as a suspect was because she had a brother Fan Hongfu who was ten years younger than her. He was also the only male in their Fan family for several generations. When he was twenty years old, he died in a rescue mission. Fan Hongfu was unmarried at the time. After his death, the Fan family was extinct, so they wanted to kill me and Beibei. By the way, Fan Juan's father has advanced cancer and will not live long. This is probably the reason why he has suddenly become impatient recently."
No one wants casualties in war, and Tian Mi's mood also became depressed: "So, it was our dad who took on that mission?"
"Yes, Dad was the brigade commander at the time and was personally in charge of the scene. The company that Fan Hongfu belonged to was one of the companies that Dad dispatched to provide support."
Tian Mi pursed her lips and asked again: "Do you hate our dad just because of this? It's unreasonable, right?" Is there any other reason? Thinking of this, she asked again: ". Was it an accident?"
Lou Luhui shook his head, sighed for a moment, and nodded again: "The sacrifice at that time could have been avoided. Fan Hongfu did not follow the command of their company commander and acted on his own, which led to the tragedy later. At that time, a soldier who wanted to save him was also killed."
"What about him..." Tian Mi didn't expect that someone else's life was involved in this. She was furious and wanted to curse, but when the words came to her lips, she thought that the person was gone, so she held them back.
But when he spoke again, his tone was still not good: "Since he caused it himself, why do you push the responsibility to our family? Is it because Dad sent them here to support us?"
Lou Luhui raised his hand and stroked his wife's back to comfort her: "There must be another reason why father rejected Fan Hongfu's application for martyrdom."
Tian Mi really couldn't help it this time, and said in disbelief: "He has killed a soldier, and he still wants to apply for martyrdom? Why? If the application is successful, what about the soldier who died because of him? By the way, what is the name of the young soldier who was implicated? He is a martyr, right?"
"Well, his name is Wang Erniu, and he is a martyr worthy of respect."
"That's good" What's good? At this point, Tian Mi fell silent again. For the family members, living well is more worthy of happiness than any honor.
"Don't think about it. Maybe by the time we return to Beijing, Dad will have solved the problem." Seeing that his wife was in a low mood, Lou Luhui patted her back gently to comfort her.
Tian Mi took a deep breath and turned over. She was originally planning to lie flat, but after lying there for a few seconds, she felt uncomfortable and rolled back into her husband's arms: "I don't understand. Fan Juan doesn't hold any position. How can she have such great power?"
Lou Lu replied sarcastically, "You can't say that. Everyone knows that Deputy Commander Chen is very proud of her. It's not an exaggeration to say that he holds her in the palm of his hand. It's not difficult for her to find someone to do something for her. She can just find an excuse to ask Deputy Commander Chen to help the other party. What's more, there is our father's rival to help her."
"I want to curse." What kind of mentally twisted lunatics are these? Tian Mi felt aggrieved for a long time and whined.
Lou Luhui was amused by his wife: "Go ahead and scold! Don't hold it in. But there's no need to be angry with such people. It's not worth it. We are fine now, aren't we? On the contrary, they won't have a good life for a few more days."
".Yes, we will go back tomorrow. I hope we can see the other party's end when we rush back to Beijing."
"Will do."
The next morning.
It was a rare occasion that Tian Mi didn't sleep in, and she got up before dawn.
Of course, even though she felt four in the morning was early enough.
But when I walked out of the bedroom, I saw that everyone else outside had already gotten up, and I still felt helpless for a moment.
Really, don't try to get up early compared to people of this era.
Helplessly, Tian Mi went straight to the kitchen to help make breakfast, but she didn't expect that her third sister and her husband had already cooked it.
She asked curiously: "When did you get up?"
Tian Xin was serving porridge. When she heard this, she turned around and smiled, "I'm half an hour earlier than you. Didn't you say you would set off before dawn yesterday?"
That was too early. He might have gotten up around three in the morning. When he went out with water to brush his teeth, Tian Mi was still muttering to himself.
Over here, after Tian Xin had served the porridge and was about to take it to the main room, she was stopped by her new fiancé.
She looked over in confusion.
Wang Linkun curled his lips: "I'll do it, don't get burned."
You will get burned anywhere. You have done all these things since you were a child. You are not a child anymore.
But being treated as a child didn't feel bad, so Tian Xin pursed her lips and gave people a shy smile.
Wang Linkun's eyes deepened. His girl smiled like a little white rabbit, making people love her but also want to bully her.
"Don't you want to serve the porridge?" Tian Xin didn't know why, but she felt that the way the man opposite her looked at her was a little strange, as if he wanted to eat her.
You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Wang Linkun silently repeated this in his heart several times, then he put away the strange color in his eyes, raised his hand and touched the little girl's long eyelashes that were trembling because of nervousness, and said softly: "Okay, I'll go right away."
Having said that, he glanced at the girl again, whose cheeks had turned as red as apples because of his actions just now, and then he took the porridge and left with satisfaction.
After the people left, Tian Xin let out the breath she had been holding, barely daring to breathe. She raised her hand and patted her hot cheeks. After a while, when she was sure the temperature had dropped, she smiled sweetly, served the side dishes, and followed them to the main room.
When the family sat down to eat, Lou Luhui had just peeled eggs for the children when his ears moved.
At the same time, Wang Linkun, who was peeling eggs for his fiancée opposite, also raised his head.
After a moment, he put the peeled eggs into the little girl's bowl, stood up and walked out.
"What's wrong?" Tian Mi asked curiously.
"It should be Xiaojun who is coming." It was Tian Hongxing who replied.
Tian Mi understood, got up and went to the kitchen to get another bowl of porridge.
When she came out of the kitchen, she saw a skinny boy about 1.7 meters tall following Lin Kun. She called out, "Xiaojuan is here? Come over for breakfast."
Tian Jun was the child who was discussed and planned to be taken to join the army this time.
After deciding on the candidate for military service, Huihui went to see the child yesterday. When he came back, he said that the child was like a leopard on the outside but a cat on the inside. If he was trained well, he would be a good candidate for military service.
Tian Mi didn't understand where her husband came from, but the child was a pitiful person. His parents died early and he had been living alone since he was 6 years old. Although most of the villagers were related to him, every family had difficulties in those days and it was impossible for them to raise another child.
So over the years, Tian Jun grew up by eating at one place and then at another.
However, although the boy is young and has not read much, he has a good character.
Since I was a child, no matter who gave me food, I would work hard to repay them.
When he was 12 years old, he considered himself an adult and no longer accepted help from others. He grew up in this way, living on one meal a day and starving one meal, until he was 17 years old.
Of course, this is also the reason why there was not much controversy when the military service quota finally fell to the orphan Tian Jun.
It is true that the villagers all have difficult lives, but compared to Tian Jun, who has only three broken walls and can barely feed himself, everyone can at least eat a bite of meat once a month, and have a plate of fried eggs every now and then. In comparison, it is a life like a god. Who would have the nerve to snatch the quota from him
Tian Jun had actually been here for a while, but he didn't feel comfortable coming in, so he just stood outside holding a torn package and waiting.
Until now, he is still confused. Tian Jun has never thought that he could join the army.
That's being a soldier. He heard that he could have enough food to eat and get paid. This was a good life that he had never dared to imagine before.
Now luckily it has fallen on my head.
He felt grateful but also felt it was unreal, so he hadn't dared to close his eyes since he received the news yesterday, for fear that he would fall asleep and wake up from the dream.
Now seeing this aunt who had given him so many delicious foods in the past calling him to eat, he subconsciously shook his head: "Aunt Mi, I've already eaten."
Yes, according to the seniority of the Tian family, she is the aunt. Tian Mi smiled and waved at the embarrassed boy who wanted to run away, as if she didn't hear her voice just now: "Then eat some more. Aunt didn't know you had eaten, so she made it specially for you. Come in quickly with your uncle Xin."
Uncle Xin? So the man in front of him is Aunt Xin's boyfriend? Tian Jun didn't refuse this time, he just looked up and looked at him curiously.
When they drove back in a four-wheeled car a few days ago, Tian Jun didn't come over, but just watched them enviously from a distance.
Later, I heard the aunts in the village chatting and found out that this person was Uncle Mi's younger brother.
How come he has become Uncle Xin now
Thinking of this, he looked up at the tall man next to him.
It was just the curiosity in his eyes that turned into yearning when he came into contact with that bright green color.
He can become a soldier in the future!
Finish breakfast.
The family didn't waste any time and packed up everything and prepared to set off.
Parting is always sad. Even the relatively strong fourth sister Tian Xue had tears in her eyes at this moment.
Tian Mi's nose also felt sore, especially when her father Tian Hongxing and her younger brothers and sisters stood together and looked at her. It seemed that the scene was overlapping with the scene when she left in the car three years ago.
In an instant, the reluctance in her heart seemed to have doubled. Tian Mi choked up and said to her fourth sister, "Remember what I told you yesterday, okay?"
Understanding what her second sister meant, Tian Xue said with a firm look: "Don't worry, sister. I know what to do. Xiangyang will also keep a close eye on it. I will definitely pass the exam and pass the exam to Beijing, and then I will take my father to settle down in Beijing.
Thinking of the inside information her sister secretly told her yesterday, she was still very excited.
The university will be able to recover within three or four years!
Although Tian Xue had always wanted to become a diplomat, there were no universities now and the quality of the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Universities was uneven, so she felt anxious and regretful.
Some time ago, she even started to study how to get out of this environment.
It can be said that the second sister's inside information is simply a life-saving straw for Tian Xue now.
"Just remember it in your heart!" Tian Mi couldn't help it, and pulled her third sister, who was already crying, towards her father, and hugged all three of them one by one.
Nowadays, few people hug like this. The two kids were fine, but Tian Hongxing felt extremely uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the two girls only hugged me lightly and then let go.
Finally, Tian Mi got in the car, and when he leaned out of the passenger seat and waved, he said to his father, "Dad, take good care of yourself. In two years, we will be transferred back to Beijing and take you to live happily."
Although she still claimed to be with her son in his old age, this time, Tian Hongxing did not say anything to spoil the mood. She smiled and waved her hand: "Dad knows, drive slower on the road."
"Goodbye, Grandpa! Goodbye, aunt and uncle!" Two little heads suddenly popped up next to Tian Xin, who was looking back through the back seat window, and waved goodbye like little adults.
The little ones didn’t understand the meaning of parting yet, so they laughed heartlessly.
Like a pink ball, it melts the hearts of those who see it, and even the sadness of separation is diluted for some people.
The three of them also smiled and waved: "Goodbye! Goodbye!"
“.”
The journey back was smooth.
Several people took turns driving, and at five o'clock in the evening of the next day, they entered the military compound again.
After Zhong Yuxiu received a call from the gatekeeper, she waited at the door of her house.
Seeing the car from afar, he hurriedly went to greet it with a smile.
"Finally you're back, finally you're back! Grandma's baby, I missed you so much." Ms. Zhong Yuxiu trotted to the car and went straight to the back door. Not to mention her son, even her daughter-in-law didn't see her. She hugged her granddaughter and kissed her several times. Especially when the little girl kissed her back, she was so happy that she smiled and called her granddaughter a caring little cotton-padded jacket.
Tian Mi smiled helplessly at her husband: "Mom can't see us anymore. She used to love me so much."
Lou Luhui drove the car forward, stopped at the door of the house, and then smiled and said to his wife: "Before you married me, Mom also loved me. It just so happens that she likes children. Let's leave the little devil star to them these two days, and we can go out and play for a day or two."
Hearing this, Tian Mi's eyes lit up, he jumped out of the car, stretched himself and said, "This is a good deal!"
"What's a good deal?" Zhong Yuxiu, who came up with her granddaughter in her arms, asked with a smile.
Tian Mi bent down and took his son out of the car before replying, "Leave the child to you and dad. I'll go out and play with Huihui."
"That's great. You're going back soon, so buy some more things to take away these two days." Zhong Yuxiu was very content with having a grandson, and she would be even happier to hear about her daughter-in-law.
"Didn't you buy anything for us?" Tian Mi was used to being casual with her mother-in-law and she also understood her character. She knew that during the time they were away, she must have bought them a lot of good things.
Sure enough, Ms. Zhong smiled and said, "Do you think there are too many things? Go buy some more of what you want later."
As she was talking, she saw a strange boy coming out of the car. She stopped talking and asked curiously, "Who is this?"
Tian Mi pulled the boy, who was trying to remain calm but still uneasy, to his side and said, "I have a nephew from a distant family who is going to the island with us to serve in the army. His name is Tian Jun."
Then, she looked at the boy again: "Xiaojun, this is my grandmother, you can just call her grandma."
Hearing this, Tian Jun became even stiffer. Looking at the noble woman in front of him who was at most in her forties, he opened and closed his mouth several times, and only shouted out with a red face: "Grandma."
When the young man was in trouble, Zhong Yuxiu was also observing him inconspicuously.
The child is not ugly, and his facial features are quite nice. However, he is too thin, and looks a little out of shape. He is also very dark, and his eyes look a bit fierce. I don't know what kind of growing environment he grew up in.
But, his eyes are also very positive.
Seeing that he was hesitating for a long time before calling out, Zhong Yuxiu immediately responded with a smile: "Hey! Don't look at me because I'm young. Let's call her grandma according to seniority. Come in quickly. You must be exhausted from driving for a few days. The child is too thin. You need to nourish your body. By the way, how old is Xiaojun this year? He is still young and has time to grow up."
Seeing that the boy's face was getting darker and redder, Tian Mi quickly held the baby in one hand and pulled him with the other hand to catch up with her mother-in-law's pace: "You are 17 years old now, Mom, you didn't say that before, and even asked my sister to call you Sister Xiu."
Zhong Yuxiu waved her hand and laughed: "Hey! Let's talk about our own things. Besides, Mom was young and ignorant at that time."
"Only three years ago."
"Hey! You naughty girl, I think you deserve to be punished."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came into the house laughing and joking. Aunt Gu had already placed tea and snacks on the table. When she saw them come in, she wanted to come forward, but seemed to remember something and stopped where she was awkwardly.
Seeing this, Tian Mi was surprised for a moment, but still took the initiative to greet her: "Auntie, you don't look like you have had a good rest. Are you tired? Or are you feeling unwell?"
Hearing this, Aunt Gu's nose was sore, and she smiled and waved her hands: "It's okay, Auntie is fine, you guys sit down first, I've boiled some sugar water in the pot, I'll bring it over right away."
As soon as he finished speaking, he hurried back to the kitchen.
(End of this chapter)